Ep 115 Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient
September 25, 2018
Managing acutely agitated patients can cause anxiety in even the most seasoned emergency doctor. These are high risk patients and they are high risk to...
Anton Helman
BCE 75 Reuben Strayer’s Agitated Patient
September 11, 2018
In anticipation of Episode 115 Management of the Agitated Patient, Dr. Reuben Strayer tells the story of the case that got him interested in developing...
Is Ketamine Contraindicated in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders?
July 3, 2018
Background: In recent years, ketamine use has dramatically increased in the Emergency Department (ED). There are four major indications for the use of ketamine in...
Marco Torres
AIR Series Psychobehavioral 2017
August 28, 2017
Welcome to the Psychobehavioral Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index the ALiEM AIR Team...
Andrew Grock, MD
Best Case Ever 50 – Delirium Tremens
October 11, 2016
In anticipation of EM Cases Episode 87 on Alcohol Withdrawal Dr. Sara Gray describes her Best Case Ever of severe alcohol withdrawal and Delirium Tremens...
Episode 85 – Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient
August 29, 2016
Psychiatric chief complaints comprise about 6 or 7% of all ED visits, with the numbers of psychiatric patients we see increasing every year. The ED...
Best Case Ever 48 – Organic vs Psychiatric Illness
August 23, 2016
Sometimes what initially appears to be a psychiatric illness turns out to be an organic illness, and vise versa. In our assessment of the patient...
Episode 74 Opioid Misuse in Emergency Medicine
December 15, 2015
Pain leads to suffering. Opioid misuse leads to suffering. We strive to avoid both for our patients. On the one hand, treating pain is one...